Of the 11 players pictured in this team photo, only 8 would play for the Canadiens during the 1912-13 season

As the Canadiens 1912 training camp was underway, players as usual were invited to try out for the team. Denneny, 21 years old at the time, had most recently played with the Cornwall Internationals of the Lower Ottawa Valley Hockey League in 1911-12, scoring 9 goals in eight games.

Denneny made the team, and the Canadiens had signed him to a contract on November 29, 1912, but like another player in the photo - Shorty Coderre, he was released when training camp ended.